Withers has relocated London-based international finance and projects head Denis Petkovic to Hong Kong to grow the firm’s Asian regional corporate and finance team.

Petkovic advises lenders, investors and developers on their transactions across sectors including energy, oil and gas, telecommunications and real estate. He has also represented institutions such as the International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

“Withers has spent the first five years in the region focused uniquely on expanding our wealth planning and family practices,” said the firm’s managing partner, Margaret Robertson, in a statement. “We have seen a growing demand to extend our service to include sophisticated corporate and finance advice related to wealth planning, and also stand alone transactions in the corporate and banking space.”

 
Withers has strengthened its Asia offering this year, hiring wealth management lawyer Michelle Chow (Hong Kong) from Mayer Brown JSM, and promoting Philip Munro (Singapore), Fernando Gandioli (Singapore) and Stacey Devoy (Hong Kong) to its partnership in July.

Kanishk Verghese is North Asia journalist at ALB. Follow us on Twitter: @ALB_Magazine.

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